Mammalogy

Sample Final Exam

NOTE: This exam is for reference only. It does not contain 150 points worth of questions.

I. Multiple choice. Chose the single best answer (3 points each).

  1. The condition of having overlap between the fields of vision of the right and left eyes is called
    a. binocular vision
    b. stereoscopic vision
    c. both of the above
    d. none of the above
  2. Vampire bats produce ____________ while feeding and ____________ later in the roost.
    a. Small quantities of concentrated urine; Large quantities of dilute urine
    b. Large quantities of concentrated urine; Small quantities of dilute urine
    c. Small quantities of dilute urine; Large quantities of concentrated urine
    d. Large quantities of dilute urine; Small quantities of concentrated urine
  3. Hyrax get a good grip on trees and rocks using
    a. Suction pads on their palms and soles
    b. Prehensile tails
    c. Long, curved claws
    d. Long, sticky tongue
  4. Name two orders that shed cheek teeth from front to back.
    a. Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla
    b. Proboscidea, Sirenia
    c. Proboscidea, Hyracoidea
    d. Proboscidea, Tubulidentata
  5. In terms of faunal interchange, a _______________ allows mammals to move freely between areas, whereas a ______________ is the result of a freak occurrence:
    a. Filter route, sweepstakes route
    b. Corridor, filter route
    c. Migration, filter route
    d. Corridor, sweepstakes route
  6. The Bering land bridge allowed for faunal interchange between which regions?
    a. Nearctic & neotropical
    b. Palearctic & ethiopian
    c. Palearctic & nearctic
    d. Oriental & ethiopian
  7. Name two ways in which marine mammals regulate water:
    a. drink salt water, produce hypotonic urine
    b. eat teleost fish, produce hypertonic urine
    c. eat teleost fish, produce isotonic urine
    d. eat invertebrates, produce hypotonic urine
  8. In order to maximize water intake, hygroscopic plants should be consumed:
    a. At dawn or dusk
    b. During the middle of the day
    c. At night
    d. Time of day is irrelevant
  9. Counter current heat exchange involves:
    a. Transfer of heat from the surface of the skin to blood in capillaries
    b. Transfer of heat from blood going to the extremities to blood coming back from extremities
    c. Transfer of heat from blood vessels to the nasal mucosa
    d. Transfer of heat from blood going to the heart to blood going to the extremities
  10. Grooming serves to:
    a. create or strengthen social bonds
    b. remove parasites
    c. make the fur water resistant
    d. all of the above
  11. Territories differ from home ranges in that:
    a. territories are always permanent
    b. territories are used for all for all of the animalŐs daily activities
    c. territories are always larger than home ranges
    d. none of the above
  12. Experiments have shown that biological rhythms are:
    a. completely exogenous
    b. completely endogenous
    c. exogenous but fine tuned by physiological events
    d. endogenous but find tuned by environmental stimuli
  13. Which of the following is/are behavioral adaptations for keeping body temperature high?
    a. Shivering
    b. Huddling
    c. Hyperthermia
    d. More than one of the above

II. Matching. Match the taxanomic group with the most appropriate characteristic. Each answer should be used only once (20 points).

NOTE: THIS YEAR, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR THE FAMILY NAMES LISTED IN WEBCT.
  1. Antilocapridae
  2. Bathyergydae
  3. Soricidae
  4. Proboscidea
  5. Indriidae
  6. Sirenia
  7. Leporidae
  8. Microchiroptera
  9. Tapiridae
  10. Camelidae

___ largest living land mammal

___ the only eusocial vertebrate

___ eats aquatic vegetation

___ echolocates

___ outer sheath of horn shed annually

___ kills prey with venom

___ moves by verticle clinging and leaping

___ upper lip flexible and lengthened into snout

___ fenestrated skull

___ undergoes daily hyperthermia

III. Short answer.

  1. Describe three anatomical specializations associated with feeding on ants or termites and name three mammals from different orders that show these traits (give common names and orders).
  2. Describe two different strategies of predator avoidance, explain what habitats they would be most effective in, and give an example of a species that uses each one (common name and order).
  3. How does being nocturnal help a desert mammal maintain its body temperature and conserve water?
  4. Name four different orders that show syndactyly. For each, give the type of locomotion exhibited.
  5. . Write and answer correctly your own question (up to 5 points). The question must not have been asked on the first two exams.